Gender Disparity in Prevalence of Tuberculosis in Region Varna in 2012.

Tsankova, Gabriela; Kaludova, Violina; Georgieva, E; Ermenlieva, Neli

doi:10.5272/jimab.2014202.498

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“…In 2004, countries reported 1.4 million smear-positive cases in men, but only 775,000 in women (Dye 2006). Also, studies from Bulgaria, Bangladesh, and Malawi reported that proportionally more men than women among those who submitted a sputum specimen were found to be positive for acid-fast bacilli on microscopical examination (WHO 2006;Tsankova et al 2014). Differences in sensitivity of the diagnostic may reflect a difference in prevalence of active TB, but these differences also may be due to sex-specific differences in physiological characteristics of TB lesions or to gender-related differences when seeking diagnosis.…”

Section: Diagnosis Of Tb Among Men and Womenmentioning

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Sex and Gender Differences in Infection and Treatments for Infectious Diseases

Klein

Roberts

2015

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This book provides an overview of the underlying sex-based and hormone-based differences in immunity, wound healing and pharmacokinetics, while also exploring how pregnancy affects immunity. The second part of the book shows, for the first time in a single volume, the growing number of infectious diseases for which sex and gender differences are noted, identifies common as well as distinct mechanisms mediating these differences and illustrates how responses to treatments might differ between the sexes. The awareness that males and females differ in their response to specific pathogens as well as to treatments for infectious diseases may yield sex-specific personalized treatments. This book will be of interest to basic scientists and clinicians in the fields of microbiology, immunology and pharmacology. Individuals working in academia, government and industry will also benefit from the information presented

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Section: Diagnosis Of Tb Among Men and Womenmentioning

confidence: 99%